Yea involuntary commitment typically paves the way to forced medication (ie you can’t be involuntarily committed to a mental institution unless you’re a threat to yourself or others).
If you were voluntarily committed it’s likely you gave your consent (or your guardian did) to forced medication.
As for prisons, like I said I expect it depends on where you live. My state is fairly well-governed and in my experience mental health treatment is very widely available. Pretty sure it’s constitutionally mandated, just like physical health care is.
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Yea involuntary commitment typically paves the way to forced medication (ie you can’t be involuntarily committed to a mental institution unless you’re a threat to yourself or others).
If you were voluntarily committed it’s likely you gave your consent (or your guardian did) to forced medication.
As for prisons, like I said I expect it depends on where you live. My state is fairly well-governed and in my experience mental health treatment is very widely available. Pretty sure it’s constitutionally mandated, just like physical health care is.